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The Civic Guard Mutiny
Brian Mccarthy
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On the morning of 15th May, 1922, over 1,000 recruits of the newly established Civic Guard suddenly broke ranks during Commissioner Michael Staines' TD address at Morning Parade in the training depot at Kildare Barracks. The recruits immediately set about raiding the armoury while Staines and his senior officers withdrew under armed protection and evacuated the barracks much to the annoyance of Michael Collins, the Chairman of the fledgling Provisional Government. For almost seven weeks, Collins and the mutineers struggled to reconcile their differences in the midst of the Irish Civil War. Both sides were unaware that their efforts to ... Read more
On the morning of 15th May, 1922, over 1,000 recruits of the newly established Civic Guard suddenly broke ranks during Commissioner Michael Staines' TD address at Morning Parade in the training depot at Kildare Barracks. The recruits immediately set about raiding the armoury while Staines and his senior officers withdrew under armed protection and evacuated the barracks much to the annoyance of Michael Collins, the Chairman of the fledgling Provisional Government. For almost seven weeks, Collins and the mutineers struggled to reconcile their differences in the midst of the Irish Civil War. Both sides were unaware that their efforts to ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The Mercier Press Ltd
Condition
Used, Like New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
, Ireland
ISBN
9781781170458
SKU
KSG0014011
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Ref
99-1
About Brian Mccarthy
Brian McCarthy has been studing the history of the Garda Síochána since 1996. He has a BA in History and Politics and an MA in History. He is currently a career guidance counsellor at St. Peter's College, Dunboyne, County Meath
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